Here’s some Theoretical Frameworks for Children’s Interactive Media. Technology and Digital Media in the Early Years: Tools for Teaching and Learning, from the book “Technology and Digital Media in the Early Years: Tools for Teaching and Learning” Edited by Chip Donohue.
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INTRODUCTION
On the evening ...
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Last February, a small group of judges met in a small darkened room, deep inside in the Italian headquarters of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, to debate and select the winners of the forth annual BolognaRagazzi Digital Award.
The prize initiative is a big one, managed and paid for by the world’s largest children’s book fair, and directed by my own ...
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Children’s Technology Review March 2015 Volume 23, No. 3, ...
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By Warren Buckleitner
It took a rogue pediatrician in Utah to inspire this article. You see, for Dr. Nygaard, an app is like a toxin. But others might see this same app as a tutor, a link to a Grandparent or a programming experience. This article looks at screen content from a social-cultural point of view, which is important to do if you’re in the business ...
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A Child’s Mattress that Sends eMail? C’Mon Now
(reprinted from CTR Weekly January 17)
I’m just back from CES (the International Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas where I helped Robin Raskin’s team run a day long Kids and Family tech show.
One of the regular KAP speakers is author/consumer tech expert David Pogue who talked about ...
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“Sometimes it is the people who no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.” Attributed in the movie “The Imitation Game” to Joan Clarke, Alan Turing’s friend and Enigma Project co-worker.
I love this quote, because it should provide inspiration to any adult who is lucky enough to raise or work with children; be you ...
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NOTE: This is an archived article that was available in the January 2015 issue of Children’s Technology Review. Download the PDF.
What if there were a great, wise and all knowing expert who could automatically find the “best 10 apps?”
Of course this is an impossible task. At CTR we should know. It’s our most frequently asked question, which is why ...
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[Archived content from the December 2014 issue of Children's Technology Review. See also the Children's Tablet Price Comparison Sheet]
by Warren Buckleitner
Moore’s Law — that 1965 theory that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit will double every two years —has been doing it’s work. As a result, we can all get more bang for our buck ...
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